Co-reporter:Jarosław M. Granda, Jakub Grabowski, and Janusz Jurczak
Organic Letters 2015 Volume 17(Issue 23) pp:5882-5885
Publication Date(Web):November 20, 2015
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.5b03066
A new anion binding motif based on triptycene core has been synthesized from 2,7,14-trinitrotriptycene. Its well-defined binding pocket allowed for the selective recognition and sensing of dihydrogen phosphate in DMSO-d6 + 0.5% H2O.